To have the self-awareness to know the difference between the good and the best and to act based on mission, conscience, and principles is to make the most significant deposits in our Personal Integrity Account.

Faith is not in itself a meritorious act; the merit is in the One toward Whom it is directed.

It was as if we made entering Gothic cathedrals illegal, or museums, or sunsets!

This is crucial because great management typically comes from playing to your strengths rather than from fixing your weaknesses

Prioritization being an exercise in subtraction, not addition.

The significance of building a sustainable business model: While Thiel acknowledges the importance of innovation, he also stresses the need for a solid business model. Entrepreneurs should focus on creating sustainable revenue streams and achieving profitability to ensure the long-term viability of their companies.

Each of us has many, many maps in our head, which can be divided into two main categories: maps of the way things are, or realities, and maps of the way things should be, or values.

Praying without fervency is like hunting with a dead dog.

There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind - you are the one who hears it.

It is a compelling cognitive illusion—and it is the substitution that makes us believe a past experience can be ruined. The experiencing self does not have a voice. The remembering self is sometimes wrong, but it is the one that keeps score and governs what we learn from living.